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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-08-05

RAINS Destroy CRops,-Hcavy rains
in this community last Friday and Saturday
nights destroyed great deal of corn on
the branches aud creeks. Taylor's Creek
was higher Saturday night than in 25
years. Wild Cat and Toole's Fork were
higher than las, year and tho fcod in
Fishing Creek was within Is inches Of
the high water mark Of the great freshet
in June of last year. The destruction of
crops on these creeks has been great
Rock Hill Herald.
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Interesting Items from Gaffney.
GArFNEY City, July 27. 1888

GAFFNEY City, July u, 1887.
Since my last report we have had good show
ers of rain which seems 10 have set up the
crops all right, and our farmers seem happy,
and the merchants wear pleasant smile on
their countenances with the hope that planters
will be able to pay off their mortgages aud
liens. which so many failed to do last year.
If the prospect continues as good as it seems to
be now, It is to be hoped that the farmers will
get even md keep SO, and no longer be bothered
with such nightmares as mortgages and lieus,
which has so long proved q curse to this Sec
tion Of country.
Tho dwelling house Of Mr.. Thos McCraw,
OF this place was struck by lightning Wednes-
day Of last week, and considerable amount
OF weather-boarding torn off one side, notwith-
standing there were two lightning rods ON the
house. None of It's inmates were injured
Prof. Griffith, of the Limestone Inst itute
lost a fine COW last week by having its leg
broken In tho pasture. 1t has not been long
since he lost fine horse in the same manner.
Since my last two Of the sick mentioned,
viz Mr.. June Sarrait and Mr.. J. T. Harris
have died from the effeots of tho fever. Miss
Cory Tate is improving. Jno. Smith, son o,
Abe Smith, very worthy oolored man is very
sick with the fever. We have heard of no
new cases.
Our town is very quiet and peace able, and
our Town Marshal has an easy time, keeping
company with the idle clerks.
Watermelons are plentiful, but they are
small and badly matured
No grumbling ab,ut rain now. We begin to
fear damages on creek bottoms.
During tine recent s torms lightning struok
several trees in this locality. but we have
heard Of no, serious damage.
Several Of our citizens have lost 6ne cows
from very peculiar disease. They live but a
short time after being taken sick
Mrs. Marco has been sick with fever for the
lass three weeks, but ia now approving. e
The Sanitary Commit,ee has had the town
Thoroughly cleaned, and we hope that our pitt
Gems will become more healthy, and thas we
may have no more fever. :.
Heavy shower Of rain with thunder and
lightning Tuesday evening. SssIAn.
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n GEORGIA CASE BEFORE THE Con-
MIssIoN.-The Interstate commission Sat-
urday gave hearing in the case of Viii
liam III. Council against tue Western an
Atlantic railroad. Council is the colored
man who, having purchased first-class
ticket, charges that he was refused pcrmis-
sion in q first-class Car, and was forced to
60 into the smoking car. Mr.. Council said
he was approached b. two men, ono of
whom carried lantern and the other had
his baud upon bis hip pocket. The man
with tho lantern seized witness, hit him
over the head several times with the lam
tern, cutting his head badly and breaking
the glass. Witness appealed to passengers
but without avail. His assailauts theu
seized and carried him into the forward
car. This CIR was very filthy and was full
of smoke. AS ho was being pushed from
ono car to the other the brakeman told him
this was what ho got for not moving when
requested. The answer admits tho duty
Of the compacy to furnish equal accomn,o.
datiods for all first GLASS passengers, butit
claims the right classify passengers, eth
sr by the color liue or otherwise.
The commission has now cleared its
docket OF cases assigned for hearing during
tho present month. It is their prescn.
purpose TO take recess during the month
of August aud to resume pubic duties on
the LIST Of September, at which time they
have assigned a hearing at Rutland, Yer.
mont.
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OUR FORGOTTEN DEAD.

The Ladies Memorial Associotion of Charles
ton, 5. e., respectfully asks your active assist
ancc in making known throughout the State
the neglected condition Of the graves of the
Confederate Dead ut Johnson's Island, Ohio,
and in calling attention to tho effort to rescue
them from ruin and oblivion. Col. r. b.
Brown, the Secretary of "The Soldiers and
Sailors Home" of Sandusky, Ohio, who re-
Gently Joined with the Grand Army Post at
that place in decorating these graves with
flowers, has written to the Editor of the
charleston News and Courier, calling atten-
Lion to their dilapidated condition, aud stating
that the wooden headboards with few exccp-
t'ons, now ellie rotting on the ground" Many
OF these are the graves of South Carolinians,
and the ladies' of this Association are anxious
to place durable marble tablet over them, at
least, but would be glad if they could raise
lunds sufficient to purchase the small plot of
ground set apart MS n Cemetery, enclose it with
asuitaole fence, aud erect monument in the
centre of the lot upon which could be inscribed
the name, company, and State Of all the brave
Confrdcrates, who lie buried so far from home
and kindred.
Will you not undertake TO push this matter
III your County, and solicit contributions?
If there is an organized Memorial Associa
ton in your county, will you not cndeavor
TO secure its active corporation in this labor
Of love and gratitude We hope for the as-
sistance of all the Southern States in this
holy work. Contributions may be sent to Miss
+. T.. De Saussure, No. l East Battery,
Charleston.
By order of
MRS. NJ. A. SNoWDEN, Prest.
Miss ANNA SIMPSON, Sec'y
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BLOODY DEED OF CuILD.-Green.
vile, July 25.-Special The details of
crime which involves remarkable 10
stance OF Juvenile dcpravity we're received
here to day from Butler township, in this
county, about fourteen miles from the city.
On Lawrcns Fowlcr's place two negro fan-
lilies lived near together, the Hudsons and
the Typings. On Saturday morning the
two mothers of these families went off on
an all-day visit. They came back about
sundown and found that Georgianna Hud-
son, aged about z years, had killed the
youngest Typing child, baby 1 year old.
All the children told the story of the deed
When the Typings mother had left her
place Georgianna won't there and carried
the two Typing children up to her moth
er's house. For somo reason, which the
children could not explain, Georgianna
became enraged with the baby and killed
it, beating it Oh the head with stick and
nubbing sand in its eyes and ears.
Then, as if conscious of the enormity of
the deed, she carried the body to we'll ana
threw it in. She next seized another
Typings child, a boy of 5 years, and beat
him fearfully, taking a latch from the door
as weapon. She then tried to throw
him in the well, but he resisted vigorously
and che failed to overpower him. When
questioned she said that she would have
killed him too, but 'ho kicked
Trial Justice Voqden held an inquest
yesterday, in which the preceding facts
were developed. The mother of the infant
murdercss testified that she has always been
an incorrigible girl and very untruthful.
The child was brought to Jail to-day, and
appeared perfectly reconcield to her situa-
alton in cell with several negro women.
She is small even for her age, frail and
with good face. She replies intelligsn,ly
to questions, but tells varying stories of the
deed.
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Don't EXPERIMENT. .--You cannot afford to
waste tine in experimenting when your lungs
are in danger. Consumption always seems, at
first only cold. Do not permit any dealer 10
impose uron you with some cheap imitation of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs. and Colds, but be sure you get the
genuine. because he can make more profit he
may tell you he has something just as good, or
just the same. Don't be deceived, ut insist
upon getting DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
is guarentcod to give relief in all Throat Lung
and Chest affections Trial bottles free at j .
W. Poseys Drug Store.
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SAVED Hrs LfFE.-Mr. d. |. Wilcoxson, of
Horse Cave KY, says he was, for many years.
badly afflicted with Phthisic. also Diabetes the
p4ins were almost uncomfortable and would some
times almost throw him into convusions. lie
tried Electric Bitters and got relief FROM first
bottle, and after taking six bottles was eniraI.-
cured, and had gained in hrsk eirhied by E,eo
Says he positively belies"cents a bottle by j.
had 1t not bee" "'
iris p''-
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A CITY DRINKING MUD.-Columbia, July 2S
The water question in Columbia is getting to
be more and more important, still it does not
seem likely that it will be solved with any
satisfaction for several years TO come. The CITY
council Acknowledges the situation Tut is una
BILE to apply n remedy wihou, expending S2O,-
600 for filter, which the council has but little
faith in, while they believe the city is unable
to furnish the sum for filter at the present
time.
IL is proposed to build another reservoir in
the southeastern portion of the city, which
would be supplied by branch. This would
increase the supply ant improve the qualify
OF the "a'erj but the present council is opposed
to borrowing money for any purpose, and as
the treasury Is pretty low, there is no pros % ect
OF another reservoir until the people are taxed
for II, and the people are kicking about the
present rate Of taxes, so that Columbia's water
is in very unpromsing condition. For two
months the watar tina: has been given the peo-
pie to drink has been simply undrinkable, and
il is becoming more and more like mud every
day. There is no possibility of making it set
tie or become clear except by filtration, and
ifthe city is not going to apply a remedy, o
small filter factory established here would be a
profitable ENTERPRISE. Well water in Columbia
has been selling high for some time. The
smell of the mud which is in this water is sim
ply horrible. 1t is remarkable that the NOR
t'iity has not been greater, bat as one of the
alderman recently said Columbia is loosiug
her reputation as health resort on account of
her bad water"
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lNCEEAsE IN TIE PauCn OF ToBAcCo.
York, July 2S-The Evening Post says: There
Is such excitement among tobacco dealers al 4
manufacturers at the present time rs has not
been known fer years and prices for leaf tobac-
CO have increased from fifty to hundred per
cent. during July, and the end is not yet
Manufacturers have been sending up their
prices il response to demands made upon
them by controllers of the leaf supply. On
plug tobacco alone the Lorillards have alvanc-
ed their wholesale price nine cents per pound
during the past three weeks. Other manufGc-
turers have kept pace with them, and Western
manufacturers, who initiated the rivalry of low
prices few years back, have not been able to
keep out Of the prescnt movement. The cause
OF the increase arc complex, but the chief i'm
mediate cause is speculative enterprise
MIR. Lyall of the firm Of buchanan &"Lyal,.
said this afternoon:s sg.
"Tobaccowhfeh sold Tor ssszsa Gsi. =
pound three months ago is no " worth from t50
10 40 cents per pound. The rise is due to the
increased demand, and this is traceable to the
fact that the crop planted this year is not more
than % to GO per cent. of last years. Then
the drought we have had will reduce the Weld
to much lower point than the diminished til
lage would represent. The crop this year will
certainly be small. but what its amount will be,
will not be known with certainty until some
three weeks hence"
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NUMBER 80

an EVENING NEWSPAPER Eon CHARLEsToY-
Charleston, S. c., July 23.--It is now def
nitely announced that Charleston is 10 have
shortly an afternoon newspaper. John McEl-
rec, Of jewery palace fame, ist6 be the pro
Priotor. He has leased a building on Broad.
street and has purchased the material of the
| eld,yourndl Of Commerce McElree has man
aged by his unique advertisements to set one,
sfa5f !of the city by the ears and has SO pleased
Himself by his cards that nothing but whole
aewspaPer to himself will satisfy him. He
.has made q fortune by judicious advertising
and CO n doubtless afford the luxury. Like oil
tihs new pspers started here in the last dozen
1or more years its objective points Of attack
will doubtless be the city administration and
the Ners and Courier The name of the paper
has not yet been announced. Special TO Regis.
ter.
THE "sUN" TO RISE ON AUGUST 10TH.
Charleston S. c., July 25.-Charlestoni is to
have another daily newspaper. There is now
no longer any doubt about it. What was rumor
yesterday is fact to-day
This paper will, in all probability, issue its
first number at four o'clock p. M, August
and its proprietor says 1T will shine for all
1t is to be an evening newspaper, six issues
per week, aud is to be placed on the streets at
four o'clock every day.
The press and all the material Of the Journal
Of Commerce have been purchased, end the new
paper is to be of about the size Of that sterling
and honest journal A home for the visitor
has Already hccn secured and it will be domi-
ciled ut No. l25 Broad street, few doors from
the Ne,os dnd Courier This building has been
leased for period of three years and is now
being fitted up expressly for its next occupant.
The proprietor of the Sun Is Mr. John
McE!rcc, who has shown that he himself wields
def and trcuchant pencil, OH occasion, and
whose business success in this city is a gunr-
antcc of his success in this unbeaten pa II
Bcyond this he has proved, more clearly than
anything else, perhaps, that he has an abiding
faith in Charleston, and that he is ready to
fight her battles and defend her rights.
Mr. y. B. Williams, now editor and proprie-
tor of the Grccuvilic Nccs, is to be the editor
in-chicf Mr.. Williams pen is too well known
ii South Carolina to need comment. His
writing has ever been marked with force aud
clearncss, and is always infused by q spirit Of
fairness and uuwaverirg business. When on
the staff of II paper here he was noted and
sought out because Of these qualities.
Tic business msnagsr- isI AIR. Ross A. Smith !
the popular publisher of our city directory.
Mr.. Smith is said to beHrreslstible. He has
achieved success in his business and will doubt
less achieve wider success for the new paper
lie will begin the stormirg Of Charleston on
Wednesday, and the advertisers are anxiously
watching for him.
The rest of the personel has not been ar
ranged, but all will be engaged within a few
days.
In the meanwhile expectation is en- tiptoe,
aud predictions of success are falling thick as
autumn caves.'-SpeciaL TO augusta Chronicle.
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4 FIESDs IN HUMAN FoRM.--Bessie Washinr-
ton, little colored girl about p years ID,
died on Mr. j. w. Williams plantaiiorit on
Saturday last, 1t is supposed from the effects Of
the cruel treatment il received at the handa'of
its reputed father, Giles Washington, andib
aunt, Silla Washington. About three Wekks
ago the mother Of the child died and left sit I'd
the care of its rcprted father. The father took
1t, but he and his wife, Silla washin gton, both
treated thefchild badly, and on several ocs1
GASEOUS whipped IN most numerically. Cd,
Saturday, ne 10th, Giles whipped the obilas
with the wagon whip-knocked it down nnds
beat i in terrible manner. On Monday,
tlss-l llset ikasaia ssish stick s.sa III,
half feet long, knocking it down several
times. On that day Harriet Williams, the
grandmother Of the child, hearing of its bru-
tai treatment at the hands of Giles and Silla,
and that Giles had said he would kill the
'd-n thing, went to the house and got the
child and carried it to her home 1t could not
walk and she had to carry it in her arms. 1t
was badly bruised up aud showed numbers of
marks of violence. She sent for Mr. Williams
and showed him the wounds and bruises upon
1t: She took care Of the child AMI gave it
every attention, but on Saturday last it died
The Coroner was notifcl and held an INQUEST.
The above facts together with a view of the
child's body led the Coronci's jury, an cxccp-
honally intelligent one, to bring in verdict
that bessie Washington came to her death
from malicious and violent abuse at the hands
of Giles Washington and Silla Washington
They were arrested and lodged in jail on the
warrant Of the Coroner --Lancustcr Rer,cr.
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sboah's valizer Is what you need for Constipation
loss Of appetite, Dizziness aud all symptoms of Dys-
pepsia. Price 10 and IS cents Per bottle For sale by
JW Posey q Bro
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ELECTRIC FIRE BALLS.-A writer in
New York Sun says: In nearly all of the
reports of personal injury by lightning
strokes, victims who recover say they have
seen balls Of fire. The FIRE ball seems TO
figure couspiououslyin in all stories of pros
stration by lightning, and it would be inter
esting to study this special phase of the
phenomena for the purpose Of ascertaiuiug
whether the fiery ball has any existence
except as the result Of the bright fash upon
the optic nerves. Almost invariably tho
persons who are close enough to flash of
lightning to sse this ball haye declared.
that it moved Slowly, dancing aud bound
ing through the, room or across the field,
and in cases where men aud women have
been prostrated and subsequently recov-
cred they have asserted that tho ball
bounded slowly toward them and struck
them full in the chest l rcceutly talked
with man who was in factory which was
struck by lightning, and he told me that
two balls of fire approach cd him from the
end of the room, slowly bounding along
the floor, and lcapug almost to tho ceiling.
When they reached him, he said, they
both struck him on the breast at the same
instant, and he fell ipseusible. TAc factory
chimney was struck on this occasion and
partly demolished. Ho recovered in fif
teen minutes, aud carefully examined his
clothes to see if they wero burned.
1 firmly believe that the ball of fire is
merely au optical illusion, ard that it is
seen only by persons who arc not in tho
direct line of tho electric current. Has
anybody investigated the matter?
Two YOU'VE MEN Cur DowN.-Den-
nettsville, July 20.-Jamcs M. Afford, IS
years old and most promising young man,
died yesterday at his homo in Bcnheim,
seven miles from this place, and was buried
to-day. He had been studsn. at tho
State University for two terms, and had
taken very high stand in his classes.
lie was ambitious, and studied hard pre-
Vious to the examinations at the close of
the last term, and was taken sick before he
loft Columbia with typhoid fever, of which
no died.
Sydney Marshall, another young man
the last Of that name in this town, where it
has long been known, was also buried to-
day. His mother and two sisters died last
sum NOR, and the nervous strain incident 10
the ir sickness and decease brought on par
alysis, from which he never recovered.
Most sections of the county have been
visited by fine rains. n few miles around
Bennettsvile still suffers from tho drought.
The crops Of both corn and cotton will be
OFT from an average crop considerably. The
weed of the cotton is very small and it is
shedding its fruit. I think from both
report and observation can truth fully say
that the crops are tho poorest we have had
for many years.--Special to Ncps and
Courier.
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A TRoTTING MArcH.--Detroit, July
2l,-Hany Wilkes, trotter. aud Johnston,
PAGER, raced this afternoon for purse Of
five thousand dollars. The race was the
best Q out of 5, Johnston being driven to
wagon and Wilkes to harness. Johnston
took the irst heat and Wilkes the last three.
Time, 2l6, 2.14l, 2.19. 2.1Sl 2.2l 5-4
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sieepiess nights, made miserable, by that tCrribl
Cough. shiohs Cure is the remedy for you For sale
yJ.W. Posey & Bro. 40 . -----
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INDiGsArIoN MEErINa OF THE ;C1r1.
zENs OF LAURENs CoUNTY. Y.-Laurens July
25.E.A meeting Of the citizens of the Coun-
ty ofI,aurens will be held in the court house
on Monday next, 25th instant. The object
OF sad meeting willbe to coutradict b, tele.
gram .in The Ncps asd Courier stating
that tbe people Of Laureps justify the
homicide Of +, I.ab Bishop. ,.(Signed) r.
W. ARfsons Ms1E Crisp James Whann,
40. owipSs, WsR sStsddard, I'D. N.
Shaw a. SIS: tsssE. y Shell, IF. Il.
owipgs,' ssssssas.s 81
gathered at the court house to-day Coro-
oner j. j. Boozer'was requested to take the
chair and j. S. Nolff to act as secretary.
Dr. Boozcr thanked the people for the honor
OF presiding over this one of the most i'm
portant meetings ever held in Laurens. A
committee was appointed to draw suitable
resolutions for the meeting, and ia about
i've minutes they returned, and the follow
ing resolutions were presented
whereas on the fourth day of July, 1887,
Rufus l.. Bishop, upon the streets, anarmcd
and unaware, was slain by Johu ID. Sheahau
while running aud appealing for mercy
and whereas, in few minutes after the
said homicide, Joseph T. Johusou, paid
correspondent of the Nctos and Courier
and the attorney for john d. Sheahau,
without waiting to find out the opinion of
the people of Laurcus, but, as we believe,
to forestall and operate upon public opinion
and to muzzlc the public press of the State,
did telegraph the Ncrs and Courier the
following words, to wit The defense
claims it was done in self defense, and so
say tho people. And whereas, the said J.
ID. Shcahan has been tried and acquitted
by ju.y of this county; now, therefore.
BE t resolOcdby tho people, in mass
meeting assembled: 1st. That the said
telegram was a malicious libel and SANDER
upon the people of Laurons County.
'2d. BE aJurther rcsolccd, That while
we do not wish to impugn the motives of
the jury empanelled iu said case, we cannot
express too strongly our dissatisfaction at
the verdict in said case.
Thst.sscspiedgS dgS,ossselvcs, sisais idus
ally and collectively, to maintain and vim
dica.s 'iae law of our State in tho rulursl
9th. That we regard John D. Sheahan,
though acquitted in the court, devoid of
any respect for the laws Of our country,
having been charged in every court since
he has been amongst US for Violations of
law.
A paper from Clinton, signed by twenty
two of the most prominent citizens of Gin
ton, to the same effect as the resolutions,
was received as follows: 'We endorse any
resolutions condemniug the action of the
jury who sat on this case, and also any res
olutious for getting rid of John d. Shea
ham, was and made part of the minutes,
and tho resolutions were adopted without
dissenting vote.
The meeting was very enthusiastic
throughout.